The ancestry of Belaine POSEY that I can verify is: Francis POSEY (b. ca. 1701) and wife Ann Benjamin POSEY (b. ca. 1668) and wife Mary (widow of Nicholas BELAINE) John POSEY and wife Susannah Francis POSEY and wife Elizabeth Information that I have not verified from James Wade EMISON's book is that Belaine POSEY married 11 Nov. 1777 Margaret CORRY (4 June 1756-1 Dec. 1841), daughter of Dr. John CORRY and wife Elizabeth; sister of Ann (CORRY) MIDDLETON; Benjamin died 5 June 1798 (I notice you list 1791); Margaret Rev. War Pension W9238; Belaine and Margaret had children: 1. Clarissa Louisa POSEY 11 Aug.1778; m. 3 Dec. 1799 William HOLMES, of John & Eleanor (NEALE) HOLMES 2. Capt. Lawrence POSEY 25 July 1779-17 Jan. 1827; m. Elizabeth MIDDLETON of James and Catherine 3. Harriet 4 Nov. 1780 4. Somerset G. POSEY 16 Mar. 1782-20 Mar. 1818; m. 18 Nov. 1805 Elizabeth KNOTT 5. Walter Belaine POSEY 17 Apr. 1783-2 Sep. 1818; m.1. 16 May 1807 Susanna COATS; m.2. Sarah E. BOARMAN of Joseph and Sarah (JAMESON) BOARMAN 6. Matilda POSEY 14 Aug. 1784 7. Alexander POSEY 17 Oct. 1786-8 Mar. 1808 8. Elizabeth Attaway POSEY 30 Sep. 1787- 29 Mar. 1873; m. 2 Feb. 1807 Francis MIDDLTON of James and Catherine 9. Valentine POSEY 27 Jan. 1789-8 June 1821 10. John Madison POSEY 10 Feb. 1790-13 Dec. 1829 11. Adrian POSEY 16 Apr. 1791-19 Apr. 1854; m.1. 15 Aug. 1815 Margaret Ann BRYNE; m.2nd 13 July 1839 Louisa BURNHAM Rick Saunders http://pweb.netcom.com/~fzsaund/posey.html